stella
la stella
star
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How do you say stella in Italian?
How do you pronounce stella in Italian?
stella is pronounced /la ˈstɛlla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La stella brillante illumina il cielo notturno.
The bright star illuminates the night sky.
Questa stella cadente è molto rara e affascinante.
This falling star is very rare and fascinating.
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Why is it feminine?
Stella is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "stella," which was feminine in the original language, inheriting the -a ending that typically marked feminine nouns in the first declension of Latin. The Latin root itself likely comes from an Indo-European source, but the gender was already established in Latin and simply passed through to Italian's grammatical system.
What is the Italian word for star?
The Italian word for star is la stella — feminine.
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